Hanchang Town

Hanchang Town (Chinese: 汉昌镇; pinyin: Hànchāng Zhèn) is a town and the county seat of Pingjiang in Hunan, China. It was reformed through the amalgamation of Chengguan Town (Chinese: 城关镇) and Dongyuan Township (Chinese: 东源乡) in 1995.[1] The town is located in the centre of the western Pingjiang County, it is bordered by Sanyang Township (Chinese: 三阳乡) to the south and south east, Meixian Town (Chinese: 梅仙镇) to the north east, Wengjiang Town (Chinese: 瓮江镇) to the north west and west. The town has an area of 52.7 km2 (20.3 sq mi) with a population of 96,121 (as of 2010 census[2]). Through the amalgamation of village-level divisions in 2016,[3] the town has 14 villages and 16 communities under its jurisdiction,[4] Its seat is Jingfuping Community (Chinese: 景福坪社区).[5]

  1. ^ the History of Pingjiang County / 平江县历史沿革, see xzqh.org (2016-02-04)
  2. ^ the population of 2010 census in Hanchang Town (Chengguan Town / Chinese: 城关镇), according to the History of Pingjiang County / 平江县历史沿革, see xzqh.org (2016-02-04)
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference amalgamation2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference divisions2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ About Hanchang Town / 汉昌镇 see cn.zhsho